The war in Hanoi County was raging, and Cao Cao led a large army to attack this place, and no one could stop it.

Rao is many officials in Hanoi County swore not to surrender, but due to the disparity in strength between the two sides, it was still inevitable that the city would be destroyed and killed in the end.

In the past half a month, Cao Cao has occupied most of Hanoi County.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the remnant sun is like blood.

On both sides of the road, many ragged people, with panicked faces on their faces, migrated to the west.

In times of war, it is always the people who suffer the most.

In the city of Jiguan, Hao Zhao heard the news of the successive losses of the cities of Hanoi County, and did not dare to slack off, urging the soldiers to be cautious every day.

On the other hand, he sent messengers to Kasaka to ask for help.

However, the messenger has been gone for a long time, and the reinforcements have not arrived until today, which can't help but make Hao Zhao feel faintly uneasy.

"Could it be that what's going on in Kasaka Castle?"

Just when Hao Zhao was inspecting the city and frowning, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps.

"General, there are more and more people gathered outside the city, why don't you open the city gate and let them in?"

Hao Zhao looked up and saw a lieutenant general's face full of anger.

This adjutant general came from a poor background and was a general in the Yellow Turban Army.

He is not the kind of Yellow Turban Army general who sells dog meat on the head of a sheep, but the little handsome who really followed Zhang Jiao's side at the beginning.

Although his talent is not outstanding, after so many years, he has slowly risen through with his qualifications and served as the deputy general of the army at an important checkpoint such as Keiguan.

Because of his background, this person is naturally very sympathetic to ordinary people.

Since Cao Cao attacked Hanoi County, people have been pouring here to escape the scourge of war.

At the beginning, Hao Zhao was also very kind to these people who were hiding from the war, not only letting them into the city, but also entertaining them with food.

But as time passed, except for women and children, Hao Zhao actually refused to allow other men to enter the city.

What is even more outrageous is that he even ordered the city gates to be blocked, keeping all the people out.

As a result, more and more people gathered outside the city, crying every day, and many people were begging Hao Zhao under the city.

For this kind of situation, the deputy general couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help but look at Hao Zhao angrily.

Hao Zhao's face sank, and he shouted: "You don't defend the enemy army on the city wall, why did you come here?" ”

The adjutant general was stunned when he heard this, and then he stiffened his neck and said: "Cao's army is still a few days away from here, so how can you be on the city wall now?" ”

"The general is sympathetic to the people, why are you so cold-blooded as a general in Guanzhong?"

Hao Zhao was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "I asked you to guard the city on the city wall, but you left your post without permission, this crime is also a crime." ”

"I am the main general, but you have committed the following crimes, and you have no respect for the elders, and these two sins are also?"

Speaking of this, Hao Zhao's voice was full of emotion, and he shouted: "Where is the military judge, and how to deal with the person who has committed such a crime?" ”

Hao Zhao pulled his sleeve and whispered, "The general inspected the city and didn't bring a military judge at all." ”

Hao Zhao was stunned for a moment, and then said again: "As the commander of an army, I naturally know the military law. ”

"If the circumstances of such a crime are serious, it should be dealt with by military law."

"But now that the enemy army is coming, killing his own general in vain will definitely frustrate his spirit, and he has not yet made a big mistake, so he will not die for his crimes."

"However, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, drag it down and beat it with twenty military sticks!"

As soon as these words fell, everyone was shocked.

Don't say that Hao Zhao is a soldier, and even the nearby people were surprised.

The deputy general was even more furious, pointing at Hao Zhao and shouting: "You are so stubborn and self-serving, excluding dissidents, it's just madness!" ”

Hao Zhaohu was stunned and shouted: "The crime of insulting Shangguan will be added by one degree, and ten military sticks will be added!" ”

The pro-soldiers were dumbfounded at this time, and after coming back to their senses, they all tried hard to advise, but Hao Zhao insisted on not listening, and actually let people beat the deputy general with a thirty military stick.

Thirty military sticks came down, and the deputy general was beaten to the flesh, and he scolded Hao Zhao even more.

However, Hao Zhao didn't care about this matter at all.

The deputy general was seriously injured and could no longer stand up at all, and the military power in his hands was naturally taken away by Hao Zhao.

In the afternoon of the same day, the entire defenders of the city were mobilized and captured many of the civilians who poured into Keiguan.

Just when the people in the city were panicking, Hao Zhao dragged all these people who were beaten and bruised all over the city wall and hung them alive on the city wall.

Hao Zhao's behavior made the people even more afraid of him, and some people even secretly scolded him as an executioner.

On the city wall, the autumn wind blew Hao Zhao's robe, and the beard on his chin was also blown messy.

A pro-soldier couldn't help but say: "Since those who were killed were Cao Jun's spies, why didn't the general come forward to clarify?" ”

It turned out that when Hao Zhao accepted the people of Hanoi County, he slowly felt that something was wrong, and among the people who entered the city, some Cao Jun spies were mixed in one after another.

Hao Zhao's response to this was to allow only women and children to enter the city when the city gate was opened.

But at this time, there are always men in ragged clothes who want to rush in.

Although these people were all killed on the spot, Hao Zhao's reputation also became stinky.

Many people felt that Hao Zhao was too cold-blooded and ruthless, wantonly killing people, and many people dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

In fact, many of the people who were killed were indeed Cao Jun's spies, but there were also people from Hanoi County.

At that time, the deputy general was already dissatisfied with Hao Zhao.

Hao Zhao repeatedly shared with the deputy general, but he was still stubborn and thought that Hao Zhao was too eager to kill.

Don't look at Hao Zhao's order to kill the people is very easy, but the pressure he is under is also very huge.

Later, he simply blocked the city gates, so that all the people were not allowed to enter the city.

This incident became the fuse between him and the deputy general, and it was precisely because of the disagreement with the deputy general that Hao Zhao did not hesitate to seize his military power.

Hao Zhao rubbed his brows a little tiredly, and said self-deprecatingly: "What evidence is there to say that they are Cao Jun's spies?" ”

"It is undeniable that those who were arrested also have real people, but in the face of the life and death of Keiguan, I can't care much about it."

The reason why Hao Zhao was unusually gentle and elegant, and sat down for the first time was precisely because he felt tremendous pressure.

It can be said that the life and death of the entire Guanzhong almost fell on his shoulders, and if he couldn't hold the Kei Pass, Cao Jun would drive straight to Pusaka.

Whether it was to keep the people out, or to take away the power of the deputy general, Hao Zhao was to maintain stability and unity in the city.

Looking at the sky silently, Hao Zhao said to himself, "It should be coming soon." ”